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Oxenfree II: Lost Signals

Oxenfree II: Lost Signals is a sequel that builds upon the success of the original game.

While it retains familiar elements, it manages to carve its own path. You return to your hometown, as a new heroine, to solve the mystery of enigmatic radio signals. Just like the premieres of Oxenefree and Oxenfree 2: Lost Signal, the events presented in both games are separated by 5 years.

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The game continues the watercolor-inspired art style and impactful audio design from the first Oxenfree. Although it might not be as scary, it still delivers an emotional and surprising experience.

Instead of teenagers, Lost Signals features new protagonists Riley and Jacob, who are in their 30s. Their experiences as adults add depth to the story, and their interactions with stranded ghosts remain intriguing. The gameplay mechanics carry over, and the setting is a neighboring town to the original.

However, subtle changes and a refined narrative keep it engaging. The heartfelt writing and relatable protagonists contribute to the game’s appeal. Choices you make impact relationships and the ending, adding replay value.

Just like the previous installment, Oxenfree 2: Lost Signal is a two-dimensional adventure game in which you explore locations and talk to NPCs, quickly choosing from many dialogue options – otherwise the dialogue will continue without you. You also constantly solve puzzles by interacting with objects on the screen and using the portable radio known from the first part, on which you have to set the appropriate frequency.

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Call of the Sea

Call of the Sea is an adventure game which tells the story of a woman searching for a lost expedition in the South Pacific in which her husband took part.

The action takes place in the 1930s. The production emphasizes the presentation of the relationship between the spouses and the emotions of the protagonist. Mystery also plays an important role – not everything in this story is as it seems at first.

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Call of the Sea is a fairly typical first-person adventure game. The gameplay here focuses on exploring locations and gradually uncovering the plot prepared by the creators.

Traveling around the island, you discover the remains of the aforementioned expedition, as well as the ancient civilization that existed in this place.

The lush island paradise is filled with secrets, lost ruins, and occult mysteries. As you explore, you’ll solve puzzles and uncover the truth behind the disappearance.

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A Space for the Unbound

A Space for the Unbound is an independent 2D pixel art adventure game that tells the story of two high school students from an Indonesian village who are tasked with saving the world from a force that threatens it.

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This adventure game revolves around themes of relationships, depression, and paranormal, set in an Indonesian village. The plot is set in the late 90s in Indonesia.

When an enigmatic power that threatens not only human lives but also the fate of the entire world is unleashed, the two protagonists decide to take matters into their own hands and prevent a catastrophe. Atma and Rayan wander through an idyllic village in search of clues and necessary information, while also getting to know themselves better, as well as the villagers, who are ready to share their own stories.

There are also recurring paranormal threads, fighting their own fears, the topic of depression and cats.

From time to time, challenges appear in the form of solving simple puzzles involving delivering a desired item, but the game is primarily focused on exploration, learning the plot by interacting with the NPCs encountered and watching atmospheric cutscenes. A Space for the Unbound is a title maintained from beginning to end in the pixel art style typical of the 90s, but much more colorful and richer in details and animations.

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Night in the Woods

Night in the Woods: Weird Autumn Edition is a nostalgic narrative adventure game with platform elements, with a special emphasis on the plot, exploration, and characters.

The costs of the production were largely covered by a successful crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, which took just 26 hours.

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The game is set in a small mining town called Possum Springs, which has fallen into decline after the last mine that employed a large part of its residents closed. You play as a rebellious cat named Mae, who has no respect for authority and dropped out of college to return to her hometown and reconnect with a group of friends.

The protagonist quickly realizes that time has not stood still during her absence – both the town and her former companions have changed a lot and nothing is the same as it used to be. On top of that, a few months ago, her school friend went missing, and something is lurking in the woods that undoubtedly has hostile intentions.

The gameplay itself uses adventure exploration mechanics with typical platform elements – we walk, jump and talk to NPCs. During dialogues, you can often choose one of several answer options, and the decisions made in this way affect not only how your friends react, but also how you spend the evening of a given day. This opens up access to unique sequences.

Seemingly trivial activities serve as a background for the plot and asking a whole host of important existential questions that many of us have probably asked ourselves.

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To The Moon

To the Moon is an independent adventure game that combines a rich narrative layer with the style of classic RPGs from the SNES console.

The title was created by the independent Freebird Games studio, consisting of just a dozen people, founded by Kan “Reives” Gao. During the gameplay, you control the actions of two scientists: Eve Rosalene and Neil Watts, working for Sigmund Corp. This corporation offers dying people the opportunity to travel into their memories and redirect events in such a way as to fulfil their greatest, unfulfilled dreams.

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In To the Moon, you end up in a remote house, where a sick old man, Johnny Wyles, who always wanted to get to the Moon, is living his last moments. Elements of the real world and the memories of the dying Wyles are constantly intertwined.

The scientists controlled by you go back to Johnny’s increasingly older memories, trying to find a point where his life can be changed. At the same time, you discover more and more moving details from his past.

Despite the style borrowed from early RPGs, the game is a classic adventure game. The player’s goal is to thoroughly explore the locations visited (including the lighthouse and Wyles’ house) and collect special orbs symbolizing key memories. To do this, you must talk to the people you meet and collect various items that allow you to travel to the earlier years of Johnny’s life. From time to time, some not too complicated mini-games await you.

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Gods Will Be Watching

An unusual and unconventional adventure game released on PC and iOS by the Spanish studio Deconstructeam, focusing on moral dilemmas and the need to make choices. It is a commercial sequel to the successful free production from 2013, prepared during the 26th edition of the cyclical Ludum Dare competition.

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The gameplay focuses on difficult choices and difficult moral dilemmas, and players are faced with a series of situations in which their decisions can affect the fate of entire groups of people. The authors have prepared a large set of unique scenarios presenting various hypothetical problem situations.

You play as a terrorist tasked with controlling hostages in a medical laboratory. You must maintain a high level of fear among the employees without causing them to panic. In another adventure, you lead a group of scientists infected with a deadly virus and are given 48 hours to develop an antidote. Yet another challenge requires surviving 20 days of torture.

Gods Will Be Watching features a total of six different scenarios, each of which offers different characters with their unique abilities. The gameplay comes down to solving puzzles and interacting with other characters or the environment. The game is largely non-linear and there are many paths to success, while each challenge offers different puzzles and requires a different approach.

The dynamism of the game is enabled by an advanced artificial intelligence system, thanks to which the characters react realistically to the changing situation, and their current mental state significantly affects the course of the game.

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Night Book

An adventure game in the convention of an occult thriller, realized using FMV technique.

The main character of Night Book is Loralyn, who inadvertently summons a demon to her home. How her fate will unfold depends on the decisions we make. The production is the result of cooperation between the Good Gate Media studio and Wales Interactive.

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The main character of Night Book is Loralyn. In the absence of her husband, who is far from home, the pregnant woman takes care of her father, who is affected by mental illness, and also works remotely as a translator. One night, unaware of the consequences of her actions, the protagonist reads an ancient book, thus summoning a demon to her home.

From that moment on, her life turns into a real nightmare, and how her fate will unfold depends on the decisions you make.

In terms of mechanics, Night Book does not differ much from what we are used to in other productions made using FMV technology. During the game, you follow the conversations held by the heroine using a webcam, gradually getting to know both Loralyn herself and the relationships connecting her with individual people. As befits a thriller, as you progress, you witness increasingly terrifying events involving the protagonist.

From time to time, you have to make choices that affect the further course of the story and determine the fate of the heroine, which lead to one of several endings.

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